The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
WHO Is TO CATCH 1T!
Mystery ~ 20 Judge DuB0se's
Charge on the sOuuty Court.

The charge tf Jude DuBoss to the
grand Jury, to investigate sppropria.
tons by the County Court, struck the
members CT that body call in heap"
asst were. Not that taey feel any i'm.
pending danger Of q term in the peni.
Tertiary or workhous-, but, as one
Justice expressed 1t, "th.t's a big
body for him to jump on. lie has
lot Of friends In the County Court" It
is pretty generally understood that he
has, Notwithstanding the lively man.
ner In which he made them hustle out
OF room desired for bis tribunal.
Chairman Slaughter, when seen by
an ArrxAL reporter, yesterday, did
not appear to be suffering from men.
tai depI eeeior, under the threatened
investigation. "Not an is ar do ted
or I uncrossed in.my Office" laid be,
land the grand jury may enter and
begin work tomorrow" The chair.
man does not wish to be understood
as indorsing every appropriation wire
worked through the County Court,
and some Of them he has openly op.
posed.
Iuquiry among the knowing ones
ELECTS the Information that Judge
DuBose is sitter County Court Clerk
Quigley. Indeed, the threat was made
by His Honor several months ago, In
years gone by, the County Court made
wise provision against bogus war
rants, which had appeared In the
market in alarming numbers. II wa
simple, cafe, but some " hat expensive
and consisted Of this sort Of "red tape
proceeding: The chairman was 10
quired to punch the amount for which
the warrant was drawn Ia one end O
TIE paper, number 1t aud attach hi
signature. From his hands the papel
went to the County Court clerk, WHIT
signed 1t, and registered the numbeI
and also the name Of the holder. Fo
this service he WAS to rt csivs a fee I'll
cents for each wsrrapt. Under tn,
revised regulations no warrant wa
Silt edged or receivable by the count,
trustee for tsxas without the COUNT
Court clerks signature. II was not
Legislative enactment, being only al
order OF court, but during all tn
succeeding years after Its passag
! was regarded 90 ESSENTIAL TO make sucl
warrant complete. When Mr.. p.
Quigley took charge OF the office, hay
: ing defeated Mr.. p. NJ. Winters, at tn
, proper time he submitted his claim 70
lees to which he was entitled. Anon
the items was one for countersignip
! county warrants. Mr.. Winters was
} member OF the court which passed IL
order making II incumbent upon th
clerk, and establishing the fee, an
previously little or no Opposition wa
offered by him or any one else to tn
, payment.
, Mr.. Qulgley was informed b
Judge DuBose, shortly after bein
seated on the bench, that the fee wa
an Illegal OF Q aud that II he elaine,
aud accepted II, he would be indicted
Despite This Judicial warning, Nj
Quigley flied hrs claim. The oppos
ton was led by Justice Winters, BIZ
Jailed to materializ, any importar
strength, aud was showed undsr.
!. Here the mstter reste, but the Judge
b recent charge IL interpreted as q NOV
3 sgainst the clerk.
!. Tvs not known who originated III
? Idea Ct safety surrounding county wa
: rants, but nearly all sgres that IL is
, wss one. Clerk Quigey q. preser
! has no idea oil fleeing to Canada.
, There 10 some inquiry as TO VIII
, Judge DuBose has never crmmitte
the questions Of gambling aud sellin
, liquor without license to the gran
jury.